Why the BCS needs to go...
How many years are we going to go through this until we simply stop watching the games?
The BCS, once again, got the most important game wrong. How can Florida, who lost to #10 Auburn by 10 at Auburn bounce ahead of Michigan? But more importantly, the BCS has completely ruined what used to be the best day of the year in sports. Take a look at what we would have had under the "old school" bowl formula and what we are stuck with now...
Rose Bowl:
2007- USC vs. Michigan
Pre BCS- (Pac 10 champ vs. Big 10 champ) USC vs. Ohio State
Edge: Close, but a game between the two conference champions would be more interesting to watch. Old school up one.
Orange Bowl:
2007-Louisville vs. Wake Forest
Pre BCS (Big 12 champ vs. At Large) Oklahoma vs. LSU
Edge: The old school game is a great matchup to finish off New Years Day. The 2007 version is background noise until the halftime show starts. Old School up two.
Sugar Bowl:
2007- Notre Dame vs. LSU
Pre BCS- (SEC champ vs. At Large) Florida vs. Michigan
Edge: The 2007 game is one of the few interesting games on Jan. 1... wait, it's on the 3rd now (more on that later). The old school game, however, is the night's national championship game if Ohio State falters earlier in the day at Pasadena. Old School wins again.
OutBack and Capital One (Citrus and Hall of Fame) bowls:
Both of these bowls could very well be the matchups we would have seen back in the glory days of the 80's. We'll keep them the same and call the games a push.
Fiesta Bowl:
2007- Boise State vs. Oklahoma
Pre BCS (At Large vs. At Large) Notre Dame vs. Auburn
Edge: I really liked watching Boise State play on the blue field. Advantage old school
Gator Bowl:
2007- West Virginia vs. Ga. Tech
Pre BCS- (ACC champ vs. SEC) Wake Forest vs. Tennesee
Edge: Both games would be entertaining. Again, maybe I'm old but I liked watching the best of the ACC compete with a SEC heavyweight. We'll call it a push.
Cotton Bowl:
2007- Auburn vs. Nebraska
Pre BCS (SWC vs. at large) Lousville vs. Texas
Edge: The Southwest conference is dead, so we''l match up last year's National Champ with #5 Lousville. I lost interest in watching Nebraska about a decade ago, so again, I'll call it even
Yes, I see the white elephant in the room. We lose the National Championship game. I would argue we may get two in return (if, as usual, the Big 10 falters in California). Short of a playoff system, I would rather see a return to the days when perhaps two teams could claim the title.
Perhaps my biggest complaint about the BCS system is the way it has ruined January 1st. Remmber the old days, with eight games in one single day? For 30 minutes the Hall of Fame bowl stood alone and a bit of the Rose Bowl was played with no other games going. At the height of the day, however, four games were going. If the Orange Bowl sucked, surely the Sugar was a great game. The afternoon tested your remoting skills with the Cotton, Citrus, Gator and Fiesta (Sunkist) all going on.
Now? The Fiesta and Rose stand alone. The Sugar and Orange have their own night. For all intent, the college football junkies dream day is over about 4pm. Championship Saturday for the conferences is now a bigger day. Heck, Separation Saturday probably has better games.
Ahh, for the old days. Now, I'll probably watch the Badgers and go catch a movie...
The BCS, once again, got the most important game wrong. How can Florida, who lost to #10 Auburn by 10 at Auburn bounce ahead of Michigan? But more importantly, the BCS has completely ruined what used to be the best day of the year in sports. Take a look at what we would have had under the "old school" bowl formula and what we are stuck with now...
Rose Bowl:
2007- USC vs. Michigan
Pre BCS- (Pac 10 champ vs. Big 10 champ) USC vs. Ohio State
Edge: Close, but a game between the two conference champions would be more interesting to watch. Old school up one.
Orange Bowl:
2007-Louisville vs. Wake Forest
Pre BCS (Big 12 champ vs. At Large) Oklahoma vs. LSU
Edge: The old school game is a great matchup to finish off New Years Day. The 2007 version is background noise until the halftime show starts. Old School up two.
Sugar Bowl:
2007- Notre Dame vs. LSU
Pre BCS- (SEC champ vs. At Large) Florida vs. Michigan
Edge: The 2007 game is one of the few interesting games on Jan. 1... wait, it's on the 3rd now (more on that later). The old school game, however, is the night's national championship game if Ohio State falters earlier in the day at Pasadena. Old School wins again.
OutBack and Capital One (Citrus and Hall of Fame) bowls:
Both of these bowls could very well be the matchups we would have seen back in the glory days of the 80's. We'll keep them the same and call the games a push.
Fiesta Bowl:
2007- Boise State vs. Oklahoma
Pre BCS (At Large vs. At Large) Notre Dame vs. Auburn
Edge: I really liked watching Boise State play on the blue field. Advantage old school
Gator Bowl:
2007- West Virginia vs. Ga. Tech
Pre BCS- (ACC champ vs. SEC) Wake Forest vs. Tennesee
Edge: Both games would be entertaining. Again, maybe I'm old but I liked watching the best of the ACC compete with a SEC heavyweight. We'll call it a push.
Cotton Bowl:
2007- Auburn vs. Nebraska
Pre BCS (SWC vs. at large) Lousville vs. Texas
Edge: The Southwest conference is dead, so we''l match up last year's National Champ with #5 Lousville. I lost interest in watching Nebraska about a decade ago, so again, I'll call it even
Yes, I see the white elephant in the room. We lose the National Championship game. I would argue we may get two in return (if, as usual, the Big 10 falters in California). Short of a playoff system, I would rather see a return to the days when perhaps two teams could claim the title.
Perhaps my biggest complaint about the BCS system is the way it has ruined January 1st. Remmber the old days, with eight games in one single day? For 30 minutes the Hall of Fame bowl stood alone and a bit of the Rose Bowl was played with no other games going. At the height of the day, however, four games were going. If the Orange Bowl sucked, surely the Sugar was a great game. The afternoon tested your remoting skills with the Cotton, Citrus, Gator and Fiesta (Sunkist) all going on.
Now? The Fiesta and Rose stand alone. The Sugar and Orange have their own night. For all intent, the college football junkies dream day is over about 4pm. Championship Saturday for the conferences is now a bigger day. Heck, Separation Saturday probably has better games.
Ahh, for the old days. Now, I'll probably watch the Badgers and go catch a movie...
posted by jyd at 12:17 AM
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